煤

méi

noun HSK 5 #13,682

Meanings

Zhōngguó shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de méi shēngchǎn guó.

China is the world's largest coal producer.

Yǐqián dōngtiān yòng méi qǔnuǎn.

In the past, coal was used for heating in winter.

Méikuàng gōngrén de gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ.

Coal miners' work is very hard.

usage

煤矿 (coal mine), 煤气 (coal gas), 煤炭 (coal as commodity) — these are the most common compounds with 煤.

memory

煤 has 火 (fire) on the left and 某 (certain/some) on the right — the 'certain thing' associated with fire.

煤 méi